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by GMATGuruNY » Mon Apr 04, 2016 3:21 am
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GMATGuruNY wrote: If the verb attributed to which can be SINGULAR OR PLURAL, then which must serve to refer to the NEAREST PRECEDING NOUN.
a quick question on the above quote -- does this always hold TRUE on GMAT ? i mean, does it have to be only NEAREST PRECEDING NOUN ?
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by GMATGuruNY » Mon Apr 04, 2016 3:30 am
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GMATGuruNY wrote: Outside the GMAT -- especially in a news article -- a reporting verb may be followed by a future tense verb:
Mayor X announced that he will seek reelection next year.
While this sort of sentence is unlikely to appear on the GMAT, I would not eliminate A simply because of the usage of will.
so basically,a reporting verb that is followed by a simple future tense verb doesn't constitute an ERROR on GMAT. am i correct ?

p.s: the example you shared in one of your above posts, SC79 in the OG for Verbal:
The computer company has announced that it will purchase the color-printing division of a rival company. -- reporting verb is followed by a simple future tense in the non-underlined portion of the SC.
As the OA here illustrates, a reporting verb such as has announced can be followed by a simple future tense verb such as will purchase.
Here, the reporting verb is in not the past tense but the present perfect tense.
As noted in my post above, It is unlikely that an OA will feature a past tense reporting verb followed by a future tense verb.
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by ngk4mba3236 » Tue Apr 05, 2016 9:26 pm
GMATGuruNY wrote:
ngk4mba3236 wrote:
GMATGuruNY wrote: If the verb attributed to which can be SINGULAR OR PLURAL, then which must serve to refer to the NEAREST PRECEDING NOUN.
a quick question on the above quote -- does this always hold TRUE on GMAT ? i mean, does it have to be only NEAREST PRECEDING NOUN ?
To my knowledge, no OA from GMAC has violated this rule.
ok. so,you meant that it MUST have to be only NEAREST PRECEDING NOUN, BUT it can NOT be NEAREST PRECEDING NOUN-Phrase.

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by ngk4mba3236 » Tue Apr 05, 2016 10:00 pm
GMATGuruNY wrote: As the OA here illustrates, a reporting verb such as has announced can be followed by a simple future tense verb such as will purchase.
Here, the reporting verb is in not the past tense but the present perfect tense.
As noted in my post above, It is unlikely that an OA will feature a past tense reporting verb followed by a future tense verb.
so on GMAT,bottom-line is :

Non-past tense (such as present perfect tense) reporting verb is followed by a simple future tense verb such as will purchase -- CORRECT.

GENERALLY, past tense reporting verb is followed by a simple future tense verb such as will purchase -- INCORRECT. (however, this second rule can have exceptions)

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by GMATGuruNY » Wed Apr 06, 2016 1:19 pm
ngk4mba3236 wrote:
GMATGuruNY wrote:
ngk4mba3236 wrote:
GMATGuruNY wrote: If the verb attributed to which can be SINGULAR OR PLURAL, then which must serve to refer to the NEAREST PRECEDING NOUN.
a quick question on the above quote -- does this always hold TRUE on GMAT ? i mean, does it have to be only NEAREST PRECEDING NOUN ?
To my knowledge, no OA from GMAC has violated this rule.
ok. so,you meant that it MUST have to be only NEAREST PRECEDING NOUN, BUT it can NOT be NEAREST PRECEDING NOUN-Phrase.

did i get you right ?
Yes.
As stated above:
If the verb attributed to which can be SINGULAR OR PLURAL, then which must serve to refer to the NEAREST PRECEDING NOUN.
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by GMATGuruNY » Wed Apr 06, 2016 1:25 pm
ngk4mba3236 wrote:
GMATGuruNY wrote: As the OA here illustrates, a reporting verb such as has announced can be followed by a simple future tense verb such as will purchase.
Here, the reporting verb is in not the past tense but the present perfect tense.
As noted in my post above, It is unlikely that an OA will feature a past tense reporting verb followed by a future tense verb.
so on GMAT,bottom-line is :

Non-past tense (such as present perfect tense) reporting verb is followed by a simple future tense verb such as will purchase -- CORRECT.

GENERALLY, past tense reporting verb is followed by a simple future tense verb such as will purchase -- INCORRECT. (however, this second rule can have exceptions)

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by gocoder » Sat May 14, 2016 9:07 am
GMATGuruNY wrote: In B, the verb attributed to which -- accounted -- can be singular or plural, so which must serve to refer to its stores (the nearest preceding noun).
Thank you. the explanation on this thread is the most comprehensive explanation I received for ' which' modifier.
Can you give me an example of phrase in which ' which ' modifier does not modify the nearest noun.

The boys chose 5 burgers from the menu, which accounted for most of the bill.
From the above example, it appears to me that 'which'must modify '5 burgers ' but as per the rule
GMATGuruNY wrote: If the verb attributed to which can be SINGULAR OR PLURAL, then which must serve to refer to the NEAREST PRECEDING NOUN.
, it appears that 'which' must modify ' menu' .
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by GMATGuruNY » Sat May 14, 2016 4:59 pm
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GMATGuruNY wrote: In B, the verb attributed to which -- accounted -- can be singular or plural, so which must serve to refer to its stores (the nearest preceding noun).
Thank you. the explanation on this thread is the most comprehensive explanation I received for ' which' modifier.
Can you give me an example of phrase in which ' which ' modifier does not modify the nearest noun.
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The boys chose 5 burgers from the menu, which accounted for most of the bill.
From the above example, it appears to me that 'which'must modify '5 burgers ' but as per the rule
GMATGuruNY wrote: If the verb attributed to which can be SINGULAR OR PLURAL, then which must serve to refer to the NEAREST PRECEDING NOUN.
, it appears that 'which' must modify ' menu' .
Here, the verb attributed to which -- accounted -- can be singular or plural.
Thus, which must serve to refer to the nearest preceding noun -- the menu -- implying that THE MENU accounted for most of the bill.
This meaning is nonsensical.
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